Anaya, Anya or Luna?

[mumsy83]

Due to have a baby girl this summer. We have chopped our names down to these 3 final names. which is your fave? and what's your opinion on them?

Anaya - pronounced "A-Nay-A"
Luna
Anya

Anaya sounds a bit negative. Yay or nay. It also sounds like "a neigher". Luna is pretty, but reminds me of the word "lunatic" unfortunately so I'd rule it out. I like similar names like Lana, Laura, Lena though.

Anya is a lovely name and I can't think of anything offputting about it!

I agree with House.

What about Lara?

Thank you.. Lunatic 😂

Anya is gorgeous! Definitely the best of the three. Not overly common, but easy to pronounce, very suitable for all stages of life - it's the winner by a mile in my opinion!

Thank you for your comments guys...
hmmm... "Lara" never really thought about that one, could be a grower

Luna is a name I really want to like! But I agree it makes me think of lunatic

Anya is my favourite from your choices.
I love, love, love Anais. Pretty and soft sounding

Anya is very pretty

@rainbow love Anais too, it was on our shortlist but decided against it because of all the different pronunciations.. I would pronounce it "Ah-Nay" but have been told it's a French name and correct pronunciation is "Ah-Niy-ees" by quite a few people... also some pronounce it "An-Aise" just out of curiosity, how do you see it?

Love Anya and Luna, don't really like Anaya.

Anya always reminds me of the film Anastasia and Luna reminds me of Harry Potter :)

Others that are similar and also lovely;
Elora
Ebony
Elise
Esme
Elvira
Eloise/Eloisa
Lara
Leona/Leonie
Laura
Lauren
Libby
Tara
Tora
Torla
Talia
Cara
Cora
Katya
Keira
Petra
Anais (i would pronounce it An-ah-ees)
Amina
Amira
Mina
Mila
Mika
Maia

Luna or Lara

Anya is lovely!

Anya - beautiful
How about Anara?

Anaya sounds made up and one of those "how do you pronounce that" names.
Like the other two.

Luna is a lovely name for a puppy, not sure about a human baby.

I really like Lara.

Thank you for your comments.
@Abitasleep thank you! quite a few names I like from your selection.. Love Mila pronounced mee-la was just a bit worried about people pronouncing it incorrectly

Anya.

Choose Anya, it's lovely.
Luna makes me think of Harry Potter and too close to lunatic for playground teasing.
I'm not fond of Anaya.

mumsy I would promounce Mila as Mee-la too, like the actress Mila Kunis

I have a Luna! And I am very away of its marmiteness.

So far she isn't at school so no readings have come up, but my some has a very run of the mill name and it gets shortened and teased. All names do!

Anya or Luna get my vote.

You could have Annie as nickname for Anya.

I like Lara short for Larissa too.

Anais is pretty but the pronunciation thing would deter me from using it.

Luna .... Loony when she is older.

Not Luna - children will call her loony.

I would pronounce Anais 'A nay'. Only ever heard it that way. Wouldn't have occurred to me that people would find it tricky to pronounce!

I've only met one Anais and it was pronounced An-AY-iss. I'd have said Annay before that though!